2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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The 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. [1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2018 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

Contents

The STATS preseason poll was released on August 6, 2018, with defending champions North Dakota State earning 151 of the 157 allotted first-place votes; defending runners-up James Madison earned the other six.

The Coaches' poll was released on August 13, 2018 - it consisted of an identical top six, with defending champions North Dakota State receiving 23 of the 26 first-place votes.

Legend

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs
(Italics) Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

STATS Poll

Preseason
Aug 6 [2] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [3] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [4] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [5] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [6] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [7] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [8] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [9] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [10] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [11] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [12] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [13] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [14] 		Week 13 (Final)
Jan 7 [15]
1. North Dakota State 151North Dakota State 157 (1–0)North Dakota State 154 (1–0)North Dakota State 152 (2–0)North Dakota State 152 (3–0)North Dakota State 155 (4–0)North Dakota State 160 (5–0)North Dakota State 160 (6–0)North Dakota State 163 (7–0)North Dakota State 160 (8–0)North Dakota State 158 (9–0)North Dakota State 155 (10–0)North Dakota State 155 (11–0)North Dakota State 156 (15–0)1.
2. James Madison 6James Madison 1 (0–1)James Madison 2 (1–1)James Madison 2 (2–1)James Madison 3 (3–1)James Madison 3 (4–1)South Dakota State (3–1)South Dakota State (4–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)Kennesaw State (7–1)Kennesaw State (8–1)Kennesaw State (9–1)Kennesaw State (10–1)Eastern Washington (12–3)2.
3. South Dakota State South Dakota State (0–0)South Dakota State (1–0)South Dakota State (2–0)South Dakota State (2–0)South Dakota State (2–1)Kennesaw State (5–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)James Madison (5–2)James Madison (6–2)Weber State (7–2)Weber State (8–2)Weber State (9–2)South Dakota State (10–3)3.
4. Sam Houston State Sam Houston State (0–0)North Carolina A&T 3 (3–0)North Carolina A&T 3 (3–0)Kennesaw State (3–1)Kennesaw State (4–1)Eastern Washington (5–1)James Madison (5–2)Weber State (5–2)Weber State (6–2)UC Davis (8–1)Eastern Washington (8–2)Eastern Washington (9–2)Maine (10–4)4.
5. Kennesaw State North Carolina A&T 2 (2–0)Sam Houston State (1–0)Kennesaw State (2–1)Eastern Washington (3–1)Eastern Washington (4–1)Elon (4–1)Jacksonville State (5–1)Eastern Washington (5–2)Eastern Washington (6–2)Eastern Washington (7–2)South Dakota State (7–2)South Dakota State (8–2)Kennesaw State (11–2)5.
6. Jacksonville State Eastern Washington (1–0)Eastern Washington (2–0)Eastern Washington (2–1)Weber State (3–1)Weber State (3–1)James Madison (4–2) тMcNeese State (5–1)UC Davis (6–1)UC Davis (7–1)South Dakota State (6–2)Jacksonville State (8–2)James Madison (8–3)Weber State (10–3)6.
7. New Hampshire Kennesaw State (0–1)Kennesaw State (1–1)Weber State (2–1)Wofford (2–1)Wofford (3–1)Wofford (4–1) тWeber State (4–2)South Dakota State (4–2)South Dakota State (5–2)Elon (6–2)James Madison (7–3)UC Davis (9–2)UC Davis (10–3)7.
8. Weber State Wofford (1–0)Wofford (2–0)Wofford (2–1)Jacksonville State (2–1)Jacksonville State (3–1)Jacksonville State (4–1)Illinois State (5–1)Elon (5–2)Elon (5–2)Jacksonville State (7–2)Colgate (9–0)Jacksonville State (8–3)Colgate (10–2)8.
9. Eastern Washington Samford (1–0)Samford (1–1)McNeese State (3–0)Illinois State (3–0)McNeese State (4–1)McNeese State (5–1)Eastern Washington (5–2)Wofford (5–2)Wofford (6–2)James Madison (6–3)UC Davis (8–2)Colgate (9–1)James Madison (9–4)9.
10. Wofford Weber State (0–1)Villanova (2–0)Jacksonville State (1–1)McNeese State (3–1)Elon (3–1)North Carolina A&T (5–1)UC Davis (5–1)Towson (6–1)Jacksonville State (6–2)Colgate (8–0)Stony Brook (7–3)Princeton (10–0)Jacksonville State (9–4)10.
11. Samford Nicholls (1–0)Weber State (1–1)Sam Houston State (1–1)Elon (2–1)North Carolina A&T (4–1)Nicholls (4–2)Elon (4–2)Illinois State (5–2)McNeese State (6–2)Delaware (7–2)Princeton (9–0)North Carolina A&T (9–2)Princeton (10–0)11.
12. Elon Villanova (1–0)Jacksonville State (1–1)Elon (1–1)North Carolina A&T (3–1)Nicholls (3–2)Illinois State (4–1)Wofford (4–2)Jacksonville State (5–2)Colgate (7–0)Stony Brook (6–3)North Carolina A&T (8–2)Maine (8–3)North Carolina A&T (10–2)12.
13. Northern Iowa Jacksonville State (0–1)Nicholls (1–1)Maine (2–0)Villanova (3–1) тStony Brook (4–1)Weber State (3–2)Towson (5–1)Central Arkansas (5–2)Delaware (6–2)Princeton (8–0)Wofford (7–3)Wofford (8–3)Wofford (9–4)13.
14. North Carolina A&T Montana (1–0)Elon (1–1)Central Arkansas (2–1)Central Arkansas (2–1) тMontana (4–1)UC Davis (4–1)Sam Houston State (4–2)McNeese State (5–2)Illinois State (5–3)North Carolina A&T (7–2)Elon (6–3)Nicholls (8–3)Nicholls (9–4)14.
15. Delaware Elon (0–1)Montana (2–0)Villanova (2–1)Nicholls (2–2)Illinois State (3–1)Sam Houston State (3–2)Central Arkansas (4–2)Stony Brook (6–2)Towson (6–2)Wofford (6–3)Towson (7–3)Stony Brook (7–4)Southeast Missouri State (9–4)15.
16. Central Arkansas McNeese State (1–0)McNeese State (2–0)Illinois State (2–0)Maine (2–1)UC Davis (3–1)Rhode Island (4–1)Maine (4–2)Colgate (6–0)Stony Brook (6–3)Maine (6–3)Maine (7–3)Towson (7–4)Stony Brook (7–5)16.
17. McNeese State Central Arkansas (0–1)Maine (2–0)Samford (1–2)Montana (3–1)Sam Houston State (2–2)Towson (4–1)Colgate (6–0)Northern Iowa (4–3)North Carolina A&T (6–2)Nicholls (6–3)Delaware (7–3)Elon (6–4)Montana State (8–5)17.
18. Nicholls Northern Arizona (1–0)Central Arkansas (1–1)Nicholls (1–2)Stony Brook (3–1)Rhode Island (3–1)Central Arkansas (3–2)Stony Brook (5–2)North Carolina A&T (6–2)Princeton (7–0)McNeese State (6–3)Nicholls (7–3)Dartmouth (9–1)Dartmouth (9–1)18.
19. Villanova Illinois State (1–0)Illinois State (2–0)Montana (2–1)UC Davis (3–1)Villanova (3–2)Stony Brook (4–2)North Carolina A&T (5–2)Princeton (6–0)Central Arkansas (5–3)East Tennessee State (8–2)East Tennessee State (8–2)San Diego (9–2)Elon (6–5)19.
20. Stony Brook New Hampshire (0–1)Northern Arizona (1–1)Stony Brook (2–1) Chattanooga (4–0)Central Arkansas (2–2)Colgate (5–0)Nicholls (4–3)Nicholls (4–3)Nicholls (5–3)Towson (6–3)Dartmouth (8–1)Southeast Missouri State (8–3)Towson (7–5)20.
21. Illinois State Northern Iowa (0–1)Northern Iowa (0–1)UC Davis (2–1)Sam Houston State (1–2)Colgate (4–0)Maine (3–2)East Tennessee State (6–1)Delaware (5–2)Sam Houston State (5–3)Southeast Missouri State (7–2) San Diego (8–2)Delaware (7–4) Duquesne (9–4)21.
22. Austin Peay Maine (1–0)South Dakota (1–1) North Dakota (2–1)Rhode Island (2–1)Northern Iowa (2–2)Montana (4–2)Rhode Island (4–2)North Dakota (5–2)East Tennessee State (7–2)Northern Iowa (5–4)McNeese State (6–4)East Tennessee State (8–3)East Tennessee State (8–4)22.
23. Furman South Dakota (0–1) UC Davis (2–0)Rhode Island (2–1)Northern Iowa (1–2)Towson (3–1) East Tennessee State (5–1)Princeton (5–0)Sam Houston State (4–3)Maine (5–3)Illinois State (5–4)Southeast Missouri State (7–3)Montana State (7–4)Northern Iowa (7–6)23.
24. Montana Stony Brook (0–1)Stony Brook (1–1)Austin Peay (2–1) Colgate (3–0) Missouri State (3–1)South Dakota (3–2)Delaware (4–2)Maine (4–3) Dartmouth (7–0) Idaho State (6–3) Incarnate Word (6–4)Incarnate Word (6–4)Delaware (7–5)24.
25. Youngstown State Furman (0–1) Rhode Island (2–0)Northern Iowa (0–2) Towson (2–1)Maine (2–2) Princeton (4–0)Northern Iowa (3–3)East Tennessee State (6–2) Southeast Missouri State (6–2)Dartmouth (7–1) Montana State (6–4) Indiana State (7–4)San Diego (9–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 6 [16] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [17] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [18] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [19] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [20] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [21] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [22] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [23] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [24] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [25] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [26] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [27] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [28] 		Week 13 (Final)
Jan 7 [29]
Dropped:
  • 15. Delaware
  • 22. Austin Peay
  • 25. Youngstown State
Dropped:
  • 20. New Hampshire
  • 25. Furman
Dropped:
  • 20. Northern Arizona
Dropped:
  • 17. Samford
  • 22. North Dakota
  • 24. Austin Peay
Dropped:
  • 20. Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 19. Villanova
  • 22. Northern Iowa
  • 24. Missouri State
Dropped:
  • 22. Montana
  • 24. South Dakota
Dropped:
  • 22. Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • 17. Northern Iowa
  • 22. North Dakota
Dropped:
  • 19. Central Arkansas
  • 21. Sam Houston State
Dropped:
  • 22. Northern Iowa
  • 23. Illinois State
  • 24. Idaho State
Dropped:
  • 22. McNeese State
Dropped:
  • 24. Incarnate Word
  • 25. Indiana State

AFCA Coaches' Poll

Preseason
Aug 13 [30] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [31] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [32] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [33] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [34] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [35] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [36] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [37] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [38] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [39] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [40] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [41] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [42] 		Week 13 (Final)
Jan 7 [43]
1. North Dakota State 23North Dakota State 26 (1–0)North Dakota State 25 (1–0)North Dakota State 26 (2–0)North Dakota State 26 (3–0)North Dakota State 26 (4–0)North Dakota State 26 (5–0)North Dakota State 26 (6–0)North Dakota State 26 (7–0)North Dakota State 26 (8–0)North Dakota State 26 (9–0)North Dakota State 26 (10–0)North Dakota State 26 (11–0)North Dakota State 26 (15–0)1.
2. James Madison 3James Madison (0–1)James Madison 1 (1–1)James Madison (2–1)James Madison (2–1)James Madison (4–1)Kennesaw State (5–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)Kennesaw State (7–1)Kennesaw State (8–1)Kennesaw State (9–1)Kennesaw State (10–1)Eastern Washington (12–3)2.
3. South Dakota State South Dakota State (0–0)South Dakota State (1–0)South Dakota State (2–0)South Dakota State (2–0)Kennesaw State (4–1)Eastern Washington (5–1)South Dakota State (4–1)James Madison (5–2)James Madison (6–2)Eastern Washington (7–2)Eastern Washington (8–2)Eastern Washington (9–2)South Dakota State (10–3)3.
4. Sam Houston State Sam Houston State (0–0)Sam Houston State (1–0)North Carolina A&T (3–0)Kennesaw State (3–1)Eastern Washington (4–1) тWofford (4–1)Jacksonville State (5–1)Eastern Washington (5–2)Eastern Washington (6–2)Weber State (7–2)Weber State (8–2)Weber State (9–2)Kennesaw State (11–2)4.
5. Kennesaw State Eastern Washington (1–0)Eastern Washington (2–0)Kennesaw State (2–1)Eastern Washington (3–1)South Dakota State (2–1) тSouth Dakota State (3–1)James Madison (5–2)Weber State (5–2)Weber State (6–2)Elon (6–2)South Dakota State (7–2)South Dakota State (8–2)Maine (10–4)5.
6. Jacksonville State North Carolina A&T (2–0)North Carolina A&T (3–0)Eastern Washington (2–1) тWofford (2–1)Wofford (3–1)Elon (4–1)McNeese State (5–1)Elon (5–2)Elon (5–2)South Dakota State (6–2)Colgate (9–0)James Madison (8–3)Weber State (10–3)6.
7. Eastern Washington Wofford (1–0)Wofford (2–0)Wofford (2–1) тWeber State (3–1)Weber State (3–1)Jacksonville State (4–1)Illinois State (5–1)Wofford (5–2)South Dakota State (5–2)UC Davis (8–1)Jacksonville State (8–2)Colgate (9–1)Colgate (10–2)7.
8. Weber State Kennesaw State (0–1)Kennesaw State (1–1)Weber State (2–1)Jacksonville State (2–1)Jacksonville State (3–1)James Madison (4–2)Eastern Washington (5–2)South Dakota State (4–2)Wofford (6–2)Colgate (8–0)James Madison (7–3)Princeton (10–0)UC Davis (10–3)8.
9. New Hampshire Samford (1–0)Samford (1–1)Jacksonville State (1–1)Elon (2–1)Elon (3–1)McNeese State (5–1)Weber State (4–2)Illinois State (5–2)UC Davis (7–1)Jacksonville State (7–2)Princeton (9–0)Jacksonville State (8–3)Princeton (10–0)9.
10. Samford Nicholls (1–0)Villanova (2–0)McNeese State (3–0)Illinois State (3–0)McNeese State (4–1)North Carolina A&T (5–1)Sam Houston State (4–2)Towson (6–1)Jacksonville State (6–2)James Madison (6–3)Stony Brook (7–3)UC Davis (9–2)James Madison (9–4)10.
11. Wofford Villanova (1–0)Jacksonville State (1–1)Sam Houston State (1–1)McNeese State (3–1)North Carolina A&T (4–1)Nicholls (4–2)Elon (4–2)Colgate (6–0)Colgate (7–0)Princeton (8–0)UC Davis (8–2)North Carolina A&T (9–2)North Carolina A&T (10–2)11.
12. Northern Iowa Jacksonville State (0–1)Nicholls (1–1)Elon (1–1)Central Arkansas (2–1)Nicholls (3–2)Illinois State (4–1)Wofford (4–2)Jacksonville State (5–2)McNeese State (6–2)Delaware (7–2)Elon (6–3)Wofford (8–3)Wofford (9–4)12.
13. Elon Weber State (0–1)Weber State (1–1)Central Arkansas (2–1)North Carolina A&T (3–1)Stony Brook (4–1)Weber State (3–2)Colgate (6–0)UC Davis (6–1)Illinois State (5–3)North Carolina A&T (7–2)North Carolina A&T (8–2)Nicholls (8–3)Jacksonville State (9–4)13.
14. North Carolina A&T McNeese State (1–0)Elon (1–1)Villanova (2–1)Villanova (3–1)Illinois State (3–1)Sam Houston State (3–2)Towson (5–1)Central Arkansas (5–2)Princeton (7–0)Wofford (6–3)Wofford (7–3)Maine (8–3)Nicholls (9–4)14.
15. Central Arkansas Elon (0–1)McNeese State (2–0)Illinois State (2–0)Nicholls (2–2)Montana (4–1)Rhode Island (4–1)Central Arkansas (4–2)Stony Brook (6–2)Towson (6–2)Stony Brook (6–3)Nicholls (7–3)Dartmouth (9–1)Dartmouth (9–1)15.
16. Delaware Montana (1–0)Montana (2–0)Maine (2–0)Maine (2–1)Sam Houston State (2–2)Central Arkansas (3–2)UC Davis (5–1)McNeese State (5–2)Delaware (6–2)Nicholls (6–3)Towson (7–3)Stony Brook (7–4)Southeast Missouri State (9–4)16.
17. Nicholls Central Arkansas (0–1)Central Arkansas (1–1)Samford (1–2)Stony Brook (3–1)Rhode Island (3–1)Colgate (5–0)Stony Brook (5–2)Princeton (6–0)North Carolina A&T (6–2)East Tennessee State (8–2)East Tennessee State (8–2)Elon (6–4)Montana State (8–5)17.
18. McNeese State Northern Iowa (0–1)Northern Iowa (0–1) тNicholls (1–2)Montana (3–1)Central Arkansas (2–2)Towson (4–1)North Carolina A&T (5–2) тNorth Carolina A&T (6–2)Stony Brook (6–3)McNeese State (6–3)Delaware (7–3)San Diego (9–2)Stony Brook (7–5)18.
19. Villanova Illinois State (1–0)Illinois State (2–0) тStony Brook (2–1)Sam Houston State (1–2)Villanova (3–2)UC Davis (4–1)Princeton (5–0) тNicholls (4–3)Central Arkansas (5–3)Southeast Missouri State (7–2)Maine (7–3)Towson (7–4)Elon (6–5)19.
20. Illinois State Northern Arizona (1–0)Maine (2–0)Montana (2–1)Rhode Island (2–1)Colgate (4–0)Stony Brook (4–2)Maine (4–2)Dartmouth (6–0)Dartmouth (7–0) тTowson (6–3)Dartmouth (8–1)Southeast Missouri State (8–3)San Diego (9–3)20.
21. Furman Furman (0–1)Stony Brook (1–1)Austin Peay (2–1)Northern Iowa (1–2)UC Davis (3–1)Princeton (4–0)East Tennessee State (6–1)Delaware (5–2)Nicholls (5–3) тMaine (6–3)McNeese State (6–4)East Tennessee State (8–3)East Tennessee State (8–4)21.
22. Stony Brook New Hampshire (0–1)Northern Arizona (1–1)Northern Iowa (0–2)UC Davis (3–1)Northern Iowa (2–2)Maine (3–2)Nicholls (4–3)Sam Houston State (4–3)Sam Houston State (5–3)Illinois State (5–4) San Diego (8–2)Indiana State (7–4)Towson (7–5)22.
23. Austin Peay Stony Brook (1–0)Austin Peay (1–1) Rhode Island (2–1)Colgate (3–0)Princeton (3–0)Montana (4–2)Rhode Island (4–2)Northern Iowa (4–3)East Tennessee State (7–2)Dartmouth (7–1)Southeast Missouri State (7–3)Delaware (7–4)Delaware (7–5)23.
24. Youngstown State Austin Peay (0–1) South Dakota (1–1)Colgate (2–0) Chattanooga (4–0) Towson (3–1) East Tennessee State (5–1) Dartmouth (5–0) North Dakota (5–2) Southeast Missouri State (6–2)Northern Iowa (5–4) Indiana State (6–4) Montana State (7–4) Duquesne (9–4)24.
25. Montana Maine (1–0) Colgate (2–0) UC Davis (2–1) Princeton (2–0)Maine (2–2)Villanova (3–3)Delaware (4–2)East Tennessee State (6–2)North Dakota (5–3) Idaho State (6–3)North Dakota (6–4) Incarnate Word (6–4)Indiana State (7–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 13 [44] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [45] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [46] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [47] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [48] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [49] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [50] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [51] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [52] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [53] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [54] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [55] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [56] 		Week 13 (Final)
Jan 7 [57]
Dropped:
  • 16. Delaware
  • 24. Youngstown State
Dropped:
  • 21. Furman
  • 22. New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 22. Northern Arizona
  • 24. South Dakota
Dropped:
  • 17. Samford
  • 21. Austin Peay
Dropped:
  • 24. Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 22. Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • 23. Montana
  • 25. Villanova
Dropped:
  • 20. Maine
  • 23. Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • 23. Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • 19. Central Arkansas
  • 22. Sam Houston State
  • 25. North Dakota
Dropped:
  • 22. Illinois State
  • 24. Northern Iowa
  • 25. Idaho State
Dropped:
  • 21. McNeese State
  • 25. North Dakota
Dropped:
  • 25. Incarnate Word

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Two human polls comprise the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2015 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level. STATS LLC acquired The Sports Network, which previously sponsored the media poll, in early 2015.

2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 7, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. The James Madison Dukes defeated the Youngstown State Penguins, 28–14, to capture their second National Championship in team history.

The 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings comprises two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2016 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 6, 2018, in Frisco, Texas. The North Dakota State Bison beat the James Madison Dukes, 17–13, to capture their sixth title in seven years.

The 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings comprises two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2017 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

The 2017 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2017 season.

2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State claimed its second consecutive FCS title, and seventh in eight years.

The 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST. It was the first game of the 2018–19 bowl season, and the only bowl to feature FCS teams. It was the fourth edition of the Celebration Bowl and the final game of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season for the participating teams. The Air Force Reserve resumed its role as the title sponsor after a one-year absence.

2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season American college football season

The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending champion, and after completing the regular season undefeated, successfully defended their title and secured their eighth championship in nine seasons.

The 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2019 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

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